NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Mercury Milan Recalls
The 2010 Mercury Milan has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Mercury Milan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 1,003
- Crashes reported
- 40
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Mercury Milan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2010 Mercury Milan
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V158000
- Reported
- March 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,602,668
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009, 2011 Milan, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V081000
- Reported
- February 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,067
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011 Milan, 7 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 19V904000
- Reported
- December 18, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 600,166
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 Milan, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V001000
- Reported
- January 7, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 782,384
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Milan, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V775000
- Reported
- November 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 215
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V046000
- Reported
- January 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 327,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Milan, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V384000
- Reported
- May 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,892,343
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009, 2011 Milan, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank
- Campaign
- 15V793000
- Reported
- November 24, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 411,205
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Milan, 1 other model
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 11V574000
- Reported
- December 7, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 128,616
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Milan, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 10V222000
- Reported
- May 24, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 10V161000
- Reported
- April 20, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,256
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 14E028000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009, 2011 Milan, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Milan, 5 other models
2010 Mercury Milan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,003 owner complaints about the 2010 Mercury Milan, the newest on October 5, 2026. Of these, 40 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Mercury Milan, the component group named most often is the steering (25%), followed by the vehicle speed control (18%) and the engine (16%).
None of the 2010 Mercury Milan's 13 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2010 Mercury Milan owners gave the mileage (807 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering248
- Vehicle Speed Control178
- Engine159
- Power Train149
- Exterior Lighting135
- Fuel/Propulsion System109
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 33 | |
| 2013 | 276 | |
| 2014 | 129 | |
| 2015 | 83 | |
| 2016 | 63 | |
| 2017 | 82 | |
| 2018 | 95 | |
| 2019 | 67 | |
| 2020 | 48 | |
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2010 Mercury Milan peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 276. 32% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Mercury Milan drew 18× the complaints of the median Mercury Milan year in the same window: 1st highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the Mercury Milan years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 1,003 complaints about the 2010 Mercury Milan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mercury Milan by model year
Other 2010 Mercury models
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted